Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick


Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.

Geography

It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge.

Climate

The city has a warm-summer humid continental climate, even for this type of climate the warm season can be milder for a non-coastal city like Saint John, because the Great Lakes and Appalachians hold much of the heat. that come from the Gulf of Mexico and the interior of the United States. But winters are substantially cold with spring and fall with pleasant temperatures.

History

Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.
The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.
On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.

Education

It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.

Demographics

Mother tongue language
LanguagePopulationPct
French only1,16589.62%
English only705.38%
Other languages554.23%
Both English and French100.77%

Notable people